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{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Bye Bye Love
| name = Bye Bye Love
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| Artist = [[The Cars]]
| type =
| Album = [[The Cars (album)|The Cars]]
| artist = [[the Cars]]
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| album = [[The Cars (album)|The Cars]]
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| Released = June 6, 1978
| released = June 6, 1978
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| Genre = [[New wave music|New wave]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Theo|last=Cateforis|year=2011|title=Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|isbn=0-472-03470-7|page=163|url=http://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50e79ec7e4b07dba60068e4d/t/51570899e4b06ce8229e2dfa/1364658329565/Cateforis.pdf}}</ref>
| Length = 4:14
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| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Theo|last=Cateforis|year=2011|title=Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|isbn=978-0-472-03470-3|page=163|url=http://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50e79ec7e4b07dba60068e4d/t/51570899e4b06ce8229e2dfa/1364658329565/Cateforis.pdf}}</ref>
| Writer = [[Ric Ocasek]]
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| length = 4:14
| Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| Producer = [[Roy Thomas Baker]]
| writer = [[Ric Ocasek]]
| producer = [[Roy Thomas Baker]]
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| Tracks = {{The Cars album track listing}}
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"'''Bye Bye Love'''" is a song by the American [[Boston]]-based rock band [[The Cars]]. The song appears on the band's 1978 [[The Cars (album)|eponymous debut album]]. It was written by singer/songwriter/bandleader [[Ric Ocasek]] and sung by bassist [[Benjamin Orr]].
"'''Bye Bye Love'''" is a song by the American [[Boston]]-based rock band [[The Cars]]. The song appears on the band's 1978 debut album [[The Cars (album)|The Cars]]. It was written by bandleader [[Ric Ocasek]] and sung by bassist [[Benjamin Orr]]. The song was featured in the 2011 science-fiction film ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]''.


==Background==
==Background==
"Bye Bye Love" is one of The Cars' oldest songs, dating back to the mid 1970s. The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, by the band Cap'n Swing, which featured Ocasek, Orr, and guitarist [[Elliot Easton]] as members. In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different.
"Bye Bye Love" is one of The Cars' oldest songs, dating back to the mid-1970s. The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, by the band Cap'n Swing, which featured Ocasek, Orr, and guitarist [[Elliot Easton]] as members. In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different.


The song was later revived to appear on ''The Cars'' in 1978. Although the song was not released as a single, it has received regular airplay since the album was released.<ref name="allmusicTheLace">{{cite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lace-r59864/review| title = The Lace - Benjamin Orr| first = James Christopher| last = Monger| work = [[AllMusic]]| accessdate = February 19, 2011}}
The song was later revived to appear on ''The Cars'' in 1978. Although the song was not released as a single, it has received regular airplay since the album was released.<ref name="allmusicTheLace">{{cite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lace-r59864/review| title = The Lace - Benjamin Orr| first = James Christopher| last = Monger| work = [[AllMusic]]| accessdate = February 19, 2011}}
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic [[Kit Rachlis]] said in his review of ''The Cars'' that "the songs bristle and -- in their harsher, more angular moments ('Bye Bye Love,' '[[Don't Cha Stop]]') -- bray."<ref name=www.superseventies.com>{{cite web|title='The Cars' reviews|url=http://www.superseventies.com/cars.html|website=www.superseventies.com}}</ref> Jaime Welton, author of ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'', described the track as a "fan favorite", praising Elliot Easton as an "unsung hero, littering songs like 'Bye Bye Love' with staggeringly good fills."<ref name=www.superseventies.com /> [[AllMusic]] critic Greg Prato called it one of the "lesser-known compositions [that] are just as exhilarating" as the "familiar hits" on ''The Cars''.<ref name=allmusicCarsAlbum>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=The Cars|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cars-deluxe-edition-mw0000189317|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic [[Kit Rachlis]] said in his review of ''The Cars'' that "the songs bristle and -- in their harsher, more angular moments ('Bye Bye Love,' '[[Don't Cha Stop]]') -- bray."<ref name=www.superseventies.com>{{cite web|title='The Cars' reviews|url=http://www.superseventies.com/cars.html|website=www.superseventies.com}}</ref> Jaime Welton, author of ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'', described the track as a "fan favorite", praising Elliot Easton as an "unsung hero, littering songs like 'Bye Bye Love' with staggeringly good fills."<ref name=www.superseventies.com /> [[AllMusic]] critic Greg Prato called it one of the "lesser-known compositions [that] are just as exhilarating" as the "familiar hits" on ''The Cars''.<ref name=allmusicCarsAlbum>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=The Cars|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cars-deluxe-edition-mw0000189317|website=allmusic.com}}</ref> ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Dave Swanson rated it as the 5th best Benjamin Orr Cars song, saying that it shares the "same great pop spirit" as the [[Everly Brothers]]' [[Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers song)|song with the same title]].<ref name=ucr>{{cite web|last1=Swanson|first1=Dave|title=Top 10 Benjamin Orr Cars Songs|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/benjamin-orr-cars-songs/|publisher=UltimateClassicRock|date=September 8, 2015|accessdate=2024-10-25}}</ref>

==Other appearances==
*"Bye Bye Love" was covered by the New Jersey band [[Spiraling]] on the tribute album ''[[Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars]]''. The title of the album originated as a lyric from the song.
*It was featured in a 2010 episode of ''[[Big Love]]'', "The Sins of the Father".
*It was also featured in a scene of the 2011 film ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]''.


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 25 October 2024

Not to be confused with Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers song).
"Bye Bye Love"
Song by the Cars
from the album The Cars
ReleasedJune 6, 1978
GenreNew wave[1]
Length4:14
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Good Times Roll"
  2. "My Best Friend's Girl"
  3. "Just What I Needed"
  4. "I'm in Touch with Your World"
  5. "Don't Cha Stop"
Side two
  2. "You're All I've Got Tonight"
  3. "Bye Bye Love"
  4. "Moving in Stereo"
  5. "All Mixed Up"
Audio
"Bye Bye Love" on YouTube

"Bye Bye Love" is a song by the American Boston-based rock band The Cars. The song appears on the band's 1978 debut album The Cars. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song was featured in the 2011 science-fiction film Super 8.

Background

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"Bye Bye Love" is one of The Cars' oldest songs, dating back to the mid-1970s. The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, by the band Cap'n Swing, which featured Ocasek, Orr, and guitarist Elliot Easton as members. In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different.

The song was later revived to appear on The Cars in 1978. Although the song was not released as a single, it has received regular airplay since the album was released.[2][3]

Reception

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Rolling Stone critic Kit Rachlis said in his review of The Cars that "the songs bristle and -- in their harsher, more angular moments ('Bye Bye Love,' 'Don't Cha Stop') -- bray."[4] Jaime Welton, author of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, described the track as a "fan favorite", praising Elliot Easton as an "unsung hero, littering songs like 'Bye Bye Love' with staggeringly good fills."[4] AllMusic critic Greg Prato called it one of the "lesser-known compositions [that] are just as exhilarating" as the "familiar hits" on The Cars.[3] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated it as the 5th best Benjamin Orr Cars song, saying that it shares the "same great pop spirit" as the Everly Brothers' song with the same title.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Cateforis, Theo (2011). Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s (PDF). University of Michigan Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Lace - Benjamin Orr". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "The Cars". allmusic.com.
  4. ^ a b "'The Cars' reviews". www.superseventies.com.
  5. ^ Swanson, Dave (September 8, 2015). "Top 10 Benjamin Orr Cars Songs". UltimateClassicRock. Retrieved 2024-10-25.



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